Cambodia vs Paraguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cambodia
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cambodia rank
139th
Paraguay rank
138th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cambodia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cambodia, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 138th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 0.3452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Cambodia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Paraguay rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 139th and Paraguay ranks 138th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.